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Rajpara (originally Rajpura) is a village and former Hindu non- salute Rajput
princely state A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Raj, British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, ...
(native state) on Saurashtra peninsula in Gujarat, western India.


History

The Fifth Class Non-Salute Princely state and taluka, in
Halar Halar (Haalaar) is a historical region of western India, located by the Gulf of Kutch coast on the northwestern area of Nawanagar, now Jamnagar, in Gujarat State, on Saurashtra peninsula, roughly corresponding to the present Jamnagar District ...
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prant A prant is a historical district in India, and a native British Raj age term for a colonial district. The same name can thus have different meanings depending on the period. Pre-colonial Some prants are traditional names for parts of historical ...
'', was ruled by Jadeja Rajput Chieftains by
primogeniture Primogeniture ( ) is the right, by law or custom, of the firstborn legitimate child to inherit the parent's entire or main estate in preference to shared inheritance among all or some children, any illegitimate child or any collateral relativ ...
. It is an offshoot of the Kotda-Sangani State, whose first Thakur (title) Togujiraj, the founder of the house, the second son of Sangoji of Kotda-Sangani, received in appanage (
jagir A jagir ( fa, , translit=Jāgir), also spelled as jageer, was a type of feudal land grant in the Indian subcontinent at the foundation of its Jagirdar (Zamindar) system. It developed during the Islamic rule era of the Indian subcontinent, start ...
) with some other villages. In 1901 it comprised twelve more villages, covering 39 square kilometers, with a combined population of 1,862 in 1901 (2,268 in 1921), yielding 13,654 Rupees state revenue (1903-4, mostly from land; later 27,000 Rs), paying 3,163 Rupees tribute, to the British and
Junagadh State Junagarh or Junagadh ( ur, ) was a princely state in Gujarat ruled by the Muslim Babi dynasty in British India, until its integration into the Union of India in 1948. History Muhammad Sher Khan Babai was the founder of the Babi Pashtun d ...
. The Rajpura housed one of the most elegant houses in its time, the royal house, Rangmahel, having a scenic landscape surrounding itself, also served as the administrative office of the Taluka Rajpura.


Thakurs

* Togujiraj Sangojiraj ogaji first Thakur * Merujiraj Togujiraj, son of the above * Asajiraj Merujiraj, son of the above * Ladhajiraj Asajiraj, son of the above * Waghjiraj Ladhajiraj, son of the above, died childless * Bhimjiraj Ladhajiraj, brother of the above, -/1884 * Asajiraj Bhimjiraj, born 1846, son of Bhimjiraj Ladhajiraj, succeeded 25 April 1884 * Lakhajiraj Asajiraj, born 30 July 1869, son of the above, succeeded 27 December 1903 * Prithvirajsinhji Lakhajiraj, son of above, succeeded throne in 1913 *Nirmalsinhji Prithvirajsinhji, grandson of the above (son of Yuvraj Saheb Prithvirajji Lakhajiraj) *Present Rajvijaysinhji Shivbhadrasinhji, born on 9 March 1966 grandson of the above (son of Yuvraj Saheb Shivbhadrasinhji Nirmalsinhji) *Present Yuvrajsaheb Kirtirajsinhji Rajvijaysinhji Jadeja, born 4 September 1991(son of above) *present tikkasaheb yadoksharajsinhji kirtirajsinhji jadeja,born 7 November 2021(son of above)


See also

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Rajpara State (Gohelwar) Rajpara is a village and former non- salute Rajput princely state on Saurashtra peninsula in Gujarat, western India. History The petty princely state, in Gohelwar ''prant'', was ruled by Sarvaiya Rajput Chieftains. In 1901 it comprised a s ...


References


External links and sources

History
Imperial Gazetteer, on DSAL.UChicago.edu - Kathiawar


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